Rim for vehicle-wheels.



No. 780,436. PATENTED JAN. 17, 1905. G. D. MUNSING.

RIM FOR VEHICLE WHEELS.

APPLIOATIOR FILED AUG. 11. 1904.

mduf 131/ 4 UNITED STATES Patented January 17, 1905.

PATENT QFFICE.

RIM FOR VEHICLE-WHEELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 780,436, dated January17, 1905.

Original application filed July 21, 1904, Serial No. 217,515. Dividedand this application filed August 11, 1904. $erial No. 220,390.

To a. whom, iii-may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. MUNSING, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of New York, county and .State of New York,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rims for Vehicle-Wheels;and

Idohereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to split rims for vehicle-wheels, and moreparticularly to the rims of wheels for automobiles and touringcars,being a division of my application Serial No. 217,515, filed July 21,1904.

Referring to the drawings, in which like parts are similarly designated,Figure 1 is a top view of part of the rim. Fig. 2 is a section. Fig.3 isa section showing the tire held in the rim.

The rim, preferably of metal, is divided peripherally into two portions33, each por-' tion having a flange a that is preferably overturned, andthrough the rim are slots or other perforations 7) oppositely situatedand preferably but not necessarily at regular intervals around thecircumference. Throughthe oppositely-situated slots 6 are vpassed theends of metal pieces 42, the BXtIQ-Hllt-lGS'Of which are bent down, asshown in Fig. 3, to hold the tire clamped in place. In the metal unitingmember 42 is a perforation 0, preferably but not necessarily reamedconical to receive the head of a bolt 32 that fastens the rim to thefelly of the wheel.

The tire, here shown as a laminated one, is provided with beads 40,engaged by the overturned flanges a on the split rim. The two portionsof the rim with the uniting members 42 inserted in slots 5 are forciblypressed together, and the ends of said members projecting through theslots on the outside of the rim are bent over, thus securely holding thetire in place.

Instead of having the heads of bolts 32 entering countersunk holes 0these holes can be 5 threaded to receive the end of a threaded shank ofthe bore that holds the rim and felly I together.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a vehicle-wheel, a two-part rim and means to hold the partstogether independent of the folly of the wheel, and means independent ofthe rim to secure the rim to the felly, substantially as described.

2. In a vehicle-wheel, thecombination with the felly, of a two-part rimhaving a flat base andupturned flanges, means to unite the parts of therim to hold the tire in place and de- 5 vices passing through said meansand felly to secure the rim to the folly of the Wheel, substantially asdescribed. I

3. In a vehicle-wheel, a two-part rim, each part having a flat base andan upturned flange, 7 metallic plates each passing through the. flangesof the two rim portions and means cooperating with said plates to securethe rim to the felly of the wheel, substantially'as described. v

4. In a vehicle-wheel, the combination with the felly, of a rimhavingupturned edges and divided centrally, a tire, means to lock the twoparts of the .rim together and to the tire, and bolts passing throughsaid means to se- 30 cure it to the felly, substantially as described.

5. In a vehicle-wheel, the combination with the felly, of a rim havingupturned edges and divided centrally, a tire havinga bead on each sideto be engaged ,by the upturned edges of 5 the rim, plates each passingthrough-the two portions of the rim and bolts passing through saidplates and between the proximate edges of the portions to secure the rimto the felly, substantially as described. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

eEo eE D. MUNSING.

Witnesses:

A. W. CHATFIELD, J OSEPH J. SMITH.

